' The book is easy to read, with a mixture of theory, anecdotes and case studies and includes practical suggestions from experts for applying counselling skills ... this book is highly recommended to all those working in primary care and to all professionals managing patients or clients with a skin disorder.'

Professional Nurse

Dr Linda Papadopoulos is a Chartered Counselling and Health Psychologist and a senior lecturer in counselling psychology at the London Guildhall University, UK.
Robert Bor is Professor of Psychology at London Guildhall University. He is a Chartered Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologist and also works as a family therapist. He works in hospital, community and primary care settings and teaches communication skills to medical students. He has published widely on the impact of illness in families and serves on the editorial boards of numerous international journals.
Professor John Hawk is Consultant Dermatologist at The St John's Institute of Dermatology at St Thomas's Hospital, London. He has published extensively in the field of dermatology and is Chief Editor of the journal Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.